Dress-form.



P. F. QUINN.

DRESS roam.

APPLICATION FllED MAR-11| |912- l 180 316. Patented Apr. 25,1916.

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3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON. D. C.

P. F. QUINN.

v DRESS FORM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. Il, 1912.

Patnted Apr. 25,1916.

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rA'rnieK n Quinn, or CORONA, new Yon-K.

DRESS-FORM.

Specficatonof Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

Application filed March 11, 1912. SeralNo. 682,981.

York, have invented certain new and useful j Improvements in Dress- Forms, fully described and represented in the Afollowing specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same. j

This invention relates to certain improvements in adjustable garment or dress forms of that class in which the form is divided horizontally and verticallj7 into a number of sections which are relatively adjustable.

ln sectional dress forms, it is desirable that the form be constructed so that a longer or shorter length of waist may be provided without changing or varying the bust and shoulder portions of the form, either vertically or horizontally,-in other words, so that after the form at the shoulders and bust has been adjusted to the required dimensions, the position of the waist line may be raised or lowered relatively to the bust portion of the form, the latter remaining the same, this adjustment being made bv so constructing the form below the waist that such portion may be raised or lowered vertically by fastening or unfastening a single adjusting screw or clamp, 'a common support being provided for the sections of the forml forming the hip portion. It is also desirable that this portion of the form below the waist line, that is to say, the hip portionof the form, may be adjusted horizontally so as to increase the dimensions of the form at the hip portion without affecting or changing the form dimension at the waist. It is es-y pecially desirable that this be done without the use of tapes or other rigid holding devices at the waist, which are objectionable.v It is further desirable in this class of forms j that thel sections forming the hip portion of the form, or that portion below thewaist line, may be so secured together and supported that they may be simultaneously adjusted vertically relatively to the portion of the form above the waist line.

In this class of forms difficulty-has been experienced by the operator in adjusting the various parts of the form owing to the fact that,4 as now constructed, the,` hand of the operator must be inserted either in the armholes of the form, or beneath the hip portion of it, to get at the various adjusting devices which have been employed for adjustably securing the sections together. lt is desirable to quickly adjust the sections, especially those of the hip and bust portions of the form, and this is accomplished by the provision of a construction which enables the adjusting devices connecting these sections to be manipulated by the operator from the outside of the form.

lt is an object of the present invention to provide anv adjustable sectional dress form construction which will effect the re-v sults enumerated as desirable, and others hereinafter referred to. l Y

It is a further `object of the invention to` provide a complete full length adjustable form, provided with a sectional skirt portion, the skirt portion being of such construction that its length can be materially reduced so as to make it more convenient for shipping and other purposes.

It isa further object of the. invention to' providev such a form which will be simple, easily manipulated, durable, and composed of material which is capable of having dress goods andlike fabrics pinned to it for the purpose of fitting.

With these and other .objects in view a full understanding of the invention canbest be had from a detailed description of an organization embodying the same, and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of a full length form embodying the various features of the invention, certain parts being broken away to illustrate the construction; Fig. 2 is a side view similar to ligure l, a part of the skirt portion of the form being broken away; Fig. 3 is a detail plan view on line 3 of Fig. 1 showing the preferred form of de-` vices employed fo-r filling up the gaps be-` tween the hip sections and the bust sections when the form is in extended position. Fig. a is an enlarged detail showing the means for connecting the sections of the hip, bust and shoulder portions. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on an enlarged scale, the section being 'taken on line 5 of Fig. 4;]Fig. 6 is a sectional `detail on an enlarged scale, the section being taken on line 6 of Fig. 4; Fig. is an enlarged front view of a part of one of the `skirt sections, showing the preferred devices `for collapsing these sections; Fig. f 8 is a cross .section taken 01,1, lIleS of Fig. ylI

Showing the devices for supporting the hip sections and for securing the skirt sections to the hip sections; Fig. 9 is a cross section taken on line 9 of Fig. 8, showing the construction illustrated in that figure in greater detail; Fig. 10 is a section taken on line 10 of Fig. 1 illustrating the devices for supporting the lower ends of the skirt sections; Fig. 11 is a 'sectional detail view, the section being taken on the line 11 of Fig. 10; and Figs. 12 and 13 are detail views in front elevation and cross section respectively showing the devices on an enlarged scale for securing the hip sections and the skirt sections.

Referring now. to these drawings, the dress form chosen to illustrate the invention in its preferred form is a full length form, that is, a form provided with a skirt portion, though it will be understood that certain features of the invention may be embodied in forms of less than full length, that is, in forms in which the skirt portion is omitted, and which are known in the art as bust forms and which are provided with bust and hip sections. The form will, however, whether used with a skirt section or without, be divided horizontally to form a hip portion'A, a bust portion B, and a shoulder portion C. The horizontal division made to form the hip portion and the bust portion will for purposes hereinafter referred to be made at substantially the waist line of the form, as indicated at 1 in Fig. 1. The hip portion A of the form is divided vertically into a plurality of hip sections 10,which are adjustable both horizontally and vertically, the number of sections in the preferred form, as shown, being eight. Above the horizontal dividing line 2, which divides the form into the bust portion B and the shoulder portion C, the form is divided vertically to make a plurality of side shoulder sections 11, two front sections 12, and two back sections 13. To each of the sections 12, 13, at their upper ends, is secured a slotted plate 111, one of these plates being provided for each section and secured to the section by a divided collar or band 15. The slotted ends of these plates are supported on a flange 16 fast on a supporting standard 17, and are arranged to slide one on the other, the slots of opposite plates coinciding. The slots of all the plates are engaged by the standard 17 which extends above the flange 16 and has secured thereon a nut or similar securing means 18, by which the plates may be securely fastened in adjusted position.

The bust portion B of the form, between the horizontal dividing lines 1, 2 is vertically divided into a plurality of sections, the number of which, in the present instance, is eight. These sections comprise two front 19, two back 20, and four side 21, supported and secured to the shoulder sections and the hip sections so as to have both a vertical and horizontal adjustment relatively thereto.

As hereinbefore stated the sections of the various portions A, B, C of the form all have a vertical and horizontal adjustment relatively to each other, so that the dimensions of the form may be widely varied at any point. The connections between the sections and the connections by which the various sections are supported for permitting this adjustment vary. somewhat in the various portions of the form in accordance with the particular adjustments which are desired in those various portions, and these connections and supporting devices will now be described in detail, beginning, for convenience, with the shoulder portions C of the form.

As illustrated in the drawings (see especially Figs. 1 and 2) the back sections 13 of the portion C are connected together by a horizontal slotted strap 25 secured at one end to one of the sections and extending over onto the other section which is provided with a thumb nut 26, which permits the sections to be spread or separated horizontally. The two front sections 12 of the portion C are similarly connected together. The straps 25 thus connecting the sections arepreferably secured by a single rivet so that the connection is a pivotal one, such connection permitting somewhat freer play in the adjusting of the parts. The two front and back sections 12, 13, of the portion C, are connected to the front and back sections 19, 20 of the bust portion B so as to have a vertical adjustment relatively thereto. The connections whereby this is accomplished may be somewhat varied, but as shown there is provided a connecting slotted strap 28 rigidly secured as by two .rivets 29 to the upper portion of each of the front and back sections 19 and 2O of the portion B. These straps extend upward vertically onto the shoulder sections 12, 13, and coperating therewith are thumb nuts 30 secured near the lower extremities of the sections 12, 13 of the shoulder portion C. By supporting the connecting strap 28 with the double rivets 29, a strong, rigid construction is secured at this part of the form, which prevents the form from' swinging sidewise and getting out of line. By this arrangement the front and back sections are securely fastened to give rigidity to the form, and at the same time may be adjusted vertically for varying the bust dimensions of the form at the front and back. The side sections 11 of the shoulder portion C are supportedso as to have a horizontal adjustment relatively to the front and back sections 12, 13, so that the height and contour of the shoulder of the form may be varied as desired. As illustrated the seclCE tions 11 at or near their upper edges are` connected with the front and back sections 12, 13 by slotted straps 31, one end of these straps being connected to the respective sections 12, 13 (see Fig. 1) preferably pivotally, as by rivets 31', and the other ends of these straps so secured coperating with a thumb nut or other securing device 32 secured to the sections 11. The side sections 11 of the shoulder portion C are also preferably secured to the front and rear sections 12, 13 by additional securing devices which may be horizontally extending slotted straps 33 preferably pivot'ally secured as by rivets 34 at or near the lower inside edge of each of the sections, these slotted straps cooperating with thumb nuts or other suitable securing devices 35 fast on the outer lower edges of the back and front sections 12, 13. With this construction, it will be observed that two horizontal adjustments of each of the side sections 11 of the shoulder portion C may be obtained, that is, the lower part of each of the sections 11 may be moved forward through the adjusting straps 33, relatively to the upper part, so that when the upper part of each of the -sections has been adjusted to provide a certain shoulder measurement and it is desirable to increase the dimensions of the form above the bust line, this can be done by horizontally moving the sections by means of the adjusting straps 33 and thumb nuts 35, the upper adjusting strap 31 and thumb nut 32 remaining in the position of their previous adjustment. Each of the side sections 11 of the shoulderportion C is constructed to have `a vertical adesv justment relatively to the side sections 21 of the bust portion B. "As illustrated in the drawings (see Figs. 1 and 2) the side sections 21 of the bust portion B have secured thereto as by a rivet 36 slotted strap 37 with which cooperates a thumb nut or other suitable securing device 38 on *the lower outer edge of each of the sections 11 of the part C by which the sections 11 may be securely held in position and at the same time be verticallyv adjustable relatively to the sections 21 of the bust portion B.

As before'stated, the front and back sections 12, 13 ofthe shoulder portion C and the front and back sections 19, 20 of the bust portion B, at their meeting edges are connected in such manner as to be rigid. The side sections 21 of the bust portion B are mounted so that the upper part of these side sections can be adjusted relatively to the lower part, and vice versa,to get increased. dimensions of the form. at the waist line or at the bust line, or vice versa. To enable these adjustments to be made lwithout cramping or breaking the sections, they are pivotally connected to each other and to the front and back sections 19, 20 of the bust portion B so that the upper and lowerparts of each of these sectionsmay be moved about cured near the upper edges of each of the side sections 21 as by a rivet 41 and cooperating with a thumb nut or other suitable device 42 secured on eachv one of the front and back sections 19, 20. The lower parts of each ofthe sections 21 are likewise pivotally secured to the front and back sections 19, 20 by novel connecting and fastening devices, which will now be described. In the manipulation of these sectional forms, the lower parts of the bust portion, and the adjusting devices by which they are adjusted, are unhandy to reach, it being necessary for the operator to put his arm through the armhole (indicated at 44 in Fig. 1) to reach these devices. It is very desirable, therefore, for ease and quickness in the manipula.- tion of the parts that these sections be so connected, and the fastening devices be of such character, that they may be operated from the outside of the form. To accom-` plish this, an improved fastening device has been provided. The construction of this device may be somewhat varied, but in the best constructions, and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, it comprises a supporting strap 45 pivotally secured as by a rivet 46 to the lower portion ofthe side sections 21. This supporting strap extends horizontally and overlaps the adjacent front and back sections 19,20 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4, this overlapping portionV being perforated with a number of small holes 47. Cooperating with the perforated strap 45 is a spring clip 48 (see Figs. 4 and 5) suitably secured as by rivet 49 to the front section 19, for instance, this spring clip having a perforation-engaging projection 50 at its free end, which springs into one of the perforations 47 and holds the parts in adjusted position. In order that the spring clip 48 may be operated to disengage the part 50 from engagement with the perforated strap 45, the form is bored and in the bore is inserted a pusher 51 having a pusher-head 52 on the outside of the form. By pressing this pusher inward, the spring clip is disengaged from the strap and the parts may be adjusted without the necessity of reaching within the form. This construction is particularly desirable for the straps at the lower edge of the bust portions of the form because of their location. It will be understood that if desired this construction may be used wherever desired throughout the form, and that if desired it may take the place of the slotted straps heretofore referred to as connecting the sections. Where these perforatwith a clip-removing projection 53 lo slot construction heretofore referred to, and

the use of such construction, where desired, is within the invention. Then this spring slip and perforated strap construction is employed, and in order to insure the pin 50 of the clip engaging the perforations in the strap, a strap-guide is provided which may be a strip of metal 54 suitably secured on the inside of the sections through which the perforated strap 45 extends, and by which it is held against vertical movement and insures the proper engagement of the clip with the perforations of the strap.

As before stated, yit is desirable that the sections of the hip portion of the form have a vertical adjustment relatively to the sections forming the bust portion of the form in order that a longer or shorter waist line may be obtained without changing the dimensions of the form at the bust portion.

It is also desirable that the hip sections have an independent horizontal adjusting movement whereby they may be moved to increase or diminish the hip dimension of the form kwithout increasing the dimensions of the form at the waist line. It i's also desirable that the hip sections be supported so that they may be given their vertical adjusting movement by unfastening or fastening a single adjusting screw or clamp, and

so that the sections may partake of this vertical adjusting movement simultaneously. A construction for effecting this result has been provided, the details of which may be somewhat varied. In the best constructions,

and as illustrated, (see Figs. 1, 8 and 9) the hip sections 10 of the hip portion A of the form are supported at their lower ends on a common supporting plate secured on the standard 17 before referred to, the standard 5o passing through the plate somewhat off center (as shown in Fig. 8) in order that the front hip sections may be arranged to give the so-called straight front effect. The plate is movably secured on the standard,

55 and the securing means are preferably a single means. As illustrated., there is provided a collar 56 against which the bottom surface of the plate is adapted to bear, this collar being provided with a thumb nut 57 by which it may be secured to or freed from standard 17 so as to move vertically relatively thereto. The plate and the collar are secured together so as to move with each other by means of a sleeve 58 fitting within es the collar and provided with flange59 above the upper surface of the plate and` a flange G0 bent under the lower edges of the collar. The standard 17 telescopes into a hollow standard 61 in order that the form as a whole may be raised and lowered to increase or decrease the height. The standard 17 is held in adjusted position, and at the same time allowed a free turning movement, by means of a collar G2 and thumb screw G3. rfhe collar 62 is supported by and has a free turning movement on a collar 64 fast on the standard 61. Preferably the collar 56 before referred to on which is supported the supporting plate 55 is spring-supported so that when the thumb nut 63 is operated the form will not suddenly fall and injure the hands of the operator. Furthermore, when the collar has been depressed against the spring to lower the hip sections for lengthening the waist line, and it is desired to return the sections to normal position, it is simply necessary to loosen the thumb nut 57 before referred to, when the spring tension will force the parts back to their normal position. To this end there is employed a spring G5 of suitable form surrounding the standard 17 and seating between the collars 5G and G2 before referred to.

In order that the hip sections may be vertically adjusted simultaneously relatively to the bust portions of the form, and may be horizontally adjusted as hereinafter described without decreasing the dimensions of the form at the waist line, and also in order that the vertical adjustment may be effected by unloosening one thumb nut or similar fastening device, the hip sections are connected with the sections of the bust portion and to each other by yielding connections. These connections may vary in construction, but as illustrated the hip sections 10 are connected together by straps G6 pivotally secured at 67 to two adjacent hip sections, the two straps connecting two adjacent sections being pivotally secured together as indicated at 68. rlhis construction connects the hip sections firmly together, and at the same time allows them to be adjusted horizontally and vertically without the necessity of employing any hand nuts or other hand operated fastening devices. rIhe hip sections are secured to the corresponding bust sections in such a manner as to have a sliding movement relatively thereto when the hip sections are vertically adjusted, and at the same time to allow sufficient play at the lower portions of the hip sections so that the latter may be adjusted horizontally to increase the dimensions of the form at the hips without increasing the dimensions at the waist. The construction whereby this is effected may be somewhat varied, but as illustrated there are provided straps 69 which, for a purpose hereinafter referred to, are slotted, as at 70. These measles straps are provided, one for each hip section of the form, and are rigidly. secured at their upper ends by rivets 71 to each of the corresponding bust sections of the form. These straps slide through guides 72 fast on they upper edges of each hip section. The guides 72 are provided with side flanges 73, the angle of which increases from the top to the lower edge of the guide, so that as the lower portion of each hip section is moved outwardly horizontally as hereinafter referred to the upper edge tips inwardly so that the top of the section at vthe waist `line 4remains in the same relative position and the dimension of the form at the waist -is not changed when the sections are horizontally adjusted on the supporting plate, as will now be described.

As shown the supporting plate 55 is provided with a plurality of slots, `one for each section, marked 74, in which `slots are adapted to work thumb screws 75 which are connected with supporting straps 76 secured as by rivets 77 to the inside wall of each of the j sections. To afford rigidity to the sections in order to insure against accidental vertical displacement Aof the sections when once adjusted the supporting straps 7 6 are double straps, preferably of the form illustrated in Fig. 9. In order that the sections may be adjusted horizontally on the plate 55 `to increase the dimensions of the form at the hip without increasing the dimensions at the waist line, as heretofore described, means are provided for raising the lower edge of each of the hip sections as they are drawn out horizontally. By thus `raising the lower edge of the hip sections, the tipping of the upper edge already described is permitted, and the dimensions of the form at the waist line remain unchanged.V In the best constructions and as shown, ,the supporting plate 55 is :provided with an inclined surfaceqwhich may be provided by yforming the plate 55 concave incross section, as shown in Fig. 9. While the incline necessary may be provided by 'thus suitably shaping the plate, in some instances it is desirable to provide a portion of this `incline by vbeading the upper edge of the plate as indicated at 78. The supporting straps 7 6 before referred to ride along the inclined surface of the plate, and thebead 78, and act to raise the `lower edges of the sections as they are thrown out horizontally.

v When the hip sections have been adjusted vertically as heretofore described for lengthening the waist line, it sometimes happens that too greataspace between the sections is left, in which vcasethe goods may fall in the space. It becomes desirable, therefore, Vto provide means for filling `in the gaps thus left between thesections. A .novel and 'convenient construction for this pur- .engage Vwith perforations in the guides pose is a detachabledevice, which, when the sections have been adjusted, can be attached to the straps 69 connecting the hip sections ywith the bust sections and which are slotted at 70, asbefore indicated, lto permit the `device to be detachably secured on the straps. This device may be somewhat varied, but inthe construction illustrated it comprises a strip of suitable material such as thin sheet metal 79 bent to the required form to lit the straps as shown in Fig. 3, and detachablyfsecured to the strap as by a thumb nut 80. These `metal strips, which may be termed spacing strips, lill up to some extent any gaps between the sections and prevent the cloth or other material being* fitted on-the form from falling into the gaps. It will be understood, of course, that kif desired, these spacing` strips may fill the gaps left between the `sections by adjusting them at any ypart of the form,

as, for instance, between the `bust portion and the shoulder portion.

The invention 4so far described may be employed in an `eXpansible .or adjustablel garment or .dress form vcomprising what is known in `the art -as hip and bust forms. The invention, however, Vincludes an eX- pansible dress .form of full length, that is, a garmentform provided with a skirt section, Aand such a form is illustrated in the drawings.

Referring now especially to Figs. 1, 12 and 13, the `skirt portion ofthe form. marked D is composed of a plurality .of sections 85, in number corresponding to the hip sections `10.before referred to. These sections are secured fat their upper ends to the hip sections 10 andpartake ofthe horizontal and vertical adjustments of thesesections Preferablythe skirt sections are secured tothe hip sections by hinges' `86, two of these hinges beingpreferably provided foreach of the skirt sections. In `order that the skirt sections may be readily detached from the `form for shipping `or other purposes,

the 'hinges 86 `pass through and swing on straps 87 'secured "on the skirt sections. These straps `87, which .extend down over the skirt sections, lare free therefrom. Fast Von the skirt section `isa strap 88 `bent over at eachtend as indicated at 89 to form guides through.` which the straps 87 may pass. These straps87yand the guides 89 are perforated. A double spring clip v90 is provided fast .on each of the skirt sections, this clip being provided with pins 91 which and securely hold the `sections -in position. To yseparate the sections, itis simply necessary to pull the pins 91out of the perforations, whereupon the skirt sections may be pulled yaway fromthe straps`87. The skirtsections are also lsupported at their `lower extremities so that they may bedetachedfrom the form. They are alsosupported so that if esired they may have a horizontal adjustment for increasing the dimensions of the hand holes or openings 110 vthe interior parts of the form may be readily vform at the skirt portion. To effect these results, the skirt sections at their lower ends are supported on a plate 92 provided with slots 93 in which work thumb nuts 94 secured to adjusting straps 95. In order to allow the straps 95 to move out, they are pivotally connected to the section, as by a hinge at 96. This construction permits the skirt sections to be adjusted horizontally to ,obtain the desired skirt dimensions. F or shipping purposes, the straps may be removed from the supporting plate by removing the thumb nuts 94.

Where a full -length form is employed for shipping purposes it is desirable that the sections of the skirt portion be collapsed somewhat so that the form or sections may be shipped in small compass. this, the sections will be divided horizontally at about their central portions (see Figs. 1 and 7)v forming upper skirt sections 85 and lower skirt sections 101. The meeting edges of these sections are beveled, as indicated at 102, in Fig. 7, so that when they are brought together they will lock firmly into place. Furthermore, these beveled edges permit 'them to be more readily collapsed. The sections are collapsibly secured together by means of straps 103 rigidly secured to one of the sections, as, for instance, the lower lsections 101. These straps pass through guide pieces 104: rigidly secured to the upper sections 85, thumb nuts 105 being provided for locking the straps in position. To avoid pulling the straps out of guide pieces 1011, the upper ends of the straps may be bent at right angles, as indicated at 106. To collapse the skirt sections, the thumb nuts 105 are loosened and the sections separated, the lower section 101 being on the inside of the upper sections 85. The form may then be dropped to the extent to which the sections have been collapsed. Referring to Fig. l, the standard 61 on which the form is supported telescopes into a hollow standard 107 which is supported on a suitable base 10S. Thestandard 6l is held in extended position, or is telescoped into standard 107, through the medium of collar 109 and thumb screw 110. This construction is very desirable when it is desired to lship the form in assembled condition, as a great economy of space in shipping is effected. The sections of the skirt portion are preferably composed of a material as papier mch covered with cloth or other material to which the garment may be readily pinned for fitting. The sections are also preferably provided with one or more through which reached by the operator.

To accomplish' pushed upwardly While the invention has been shown and described in what is considered its preferred form, it will be understood that changes and variations may be made in the same without departing from the spirit thereof, and the invention is not, therefore, to be limited to the precise details of construction shown and described.

lVhat Iclaim is 1. A garment form divided horizontally at the waist line to form a hip portion and a bust portion, the hip portion being '.divided vertically into a plurality of sections simultaneously adjustable vertically relatively to the bust portion and independently adjustable horizontally relatively to each other, the hip sections being yieldingly secured together whereby the hip line may be varied and the dimensions of the form at the waist line remain the same, Said hip sections being supported by a common support vertically adjustable by a single adjusting clamp. n 2. A garment form divided horizontally at the waist line to form a hip portion and a bust portion, the hip portion being divided vertically into a plurality of sections simultaneously adjustable vertically relatively to the bust portion, said hip sections being also independently adjustable horizontally relatively to each other whereby the hip line may be varied and the dimensions of the form at the waist line remain the same.

3. A garment form divided horizontally at the waist line to form a hip portion and a bust portion, the hip portion being divided vertically into a plurality of sections simultaneously adjustable vertically relatively to the bust portion, said hip sections being also independently adjustable horizontally relatively to each other, .and a skirt portion divided vertically into a. plurality of sections hinged to the hip sections at their upper enls and adjustably supported at their lower en s.

l. A garment form divided horizontally at the waist line to form a hip portion and a bust portion separated from each other, the hip portion being divided vertically into a plurality of sections simultaneously adjustable vertically relatively to the bust portion, said hip sections being also independently adjustable horizontally relatively to each other, and a skirt portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections detachably hinged to the hip sections at their upper ends and having their lower ends supported so as to be horizontally adjustable.

5. A garment form divided vertically and horizontally to form a plurality of shoulder sections and bust sections independently adjustable and divided at the waist line to form a plurality of hip sections simulta` neously adjustable vertically relatively to the bust sections, said hip sections being supported so that they may be moved horizontally to increase the hip line, the dimensions of the form at the waist line remaining the same, said form being divided horizontally below the hip portion to form a skirt portion which is vertically divided into a plu.

rality of sections hinged to the hip sections at their upper ends and supported to have a horizontal adjustment at their lower ends.

6. In a garment form divided horizon tally at the waist line to form a bust portion and a hip portion, said hip portion being divided vertically into a plurality of sections, the combination with the hip sections, of a movable support having` an inclined surface, connections for securing the sections on the support so that they may be adjustable horizontally thereof, said connections being adapted to ride up the inclined surface of the support, and yielding connections between the sections whereby the sections may be simultaneously adjusted vertically relatively to the bust portion when the support is moved.

7. In a garment form divided horizontally at the waist line to form a bust portion and a hip portion, said hip portion being divided vertically into a plurality .of sections, the combination with the hip sections, of a movable slotted plate common to all the sections inclined upwardly from its center, connecting straps secured to the sections and adapted to be guided in the slots by which the sections are adjustable horizontally on the plate, and pivotedronnections between the sections whereby the sections may be simultaneously adjusted vertically relatively to the bust portion when the plate is moved.

8. An eXpansible form divided horizontally and vertically into a plurality of sections adjustable relatively to each other and removable spacing devices for closing gaps between the sections when in expanded position.

9. A garment form having askirt portion divided vertically to form a plurality of sections, each of said sections being divided horizontally and connected together so that they may be overlapped, whereby the length of the skirt sections may be diminished, the meeting edges of eachskirt section having beveled faces whereby when the parts are in extended position they will present a smooth unbroken surface.

10. In a garment form, the combination with a hip portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections, of a support common to all the sections having an inclined surface, and connections for adjusting the sections horizontally of the support.

l1. In a garment form, the combination with a hip portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections, of a slotted concave plate common to all the sections and forming a support therefor, and connections for adjusting the sections horizontally of the plate.

l2. In a garment form, the combination with a. hip portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections, of a concave plate common to all the sections, and forming a support therefor, said plate being provided with a beaded rim,'and connections for adj ustin g the sections horizontally of the plate.

13. In a `garment form, the combination with a bust portion, of a hip portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections, connections including a movable support whereby the hip sections may be simultaneously moved vertically relatively to the bust por tion, connections for adjusting the lower portions of the sections horizontally of the support, and connections between the bust portion and the upper portions of the hip sections for permitting such portions to tip as the lower portions are moved.

14. In a garment form, the combination with a bust portion, of a hip portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections simultaneously adjustable vertically relatively to the bust portion, a movable support common to the section by which-they are supported, a spring against which the support works, and means for clamping the support in adjusted position.

15. In a garment form the combination with a hip portion, of a skirt portion divided vertically into a plurality of sections, a slotted concave plate common to all the sections and forming a support therefor and connections for adjusting the sections horizontally of the plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PATRICK F. QUINN.

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